Solar and battery Glen Waverley VIC 3150

Glen Waverley solar, for the original house or the rebuild

Jinko and Aiko panels with Sigenergy, GoodWe, Tesla or Sungrow storage, designed around your roof and how the household actually uses power. Installed by our own A-Grade electricians, with every rebate checked against your address before the price is set.

  • ★★★★★ Rated Excellent on Google
  • SAA accredited installer
  • 50 min from our Somerville base
Original homesSingle-storey hips, one main face
New buildsTwo storey, many smaller faces
Older systemsSmall arrays, upgrade or extend
Battery sizingFrom your bills, not a template
Solar in Glen Waverley

Half the street is original, half is new

Glen Waverley is two kinds of suburb on the same street. The originals are 1960s and 70s brick veneer, single storey, with a hipped tile roof and usually one long face that catches the sun for most of the day. Next door there is often a rebuild: a large two-storey home or a pair of townhouses where one house used to be, with a roof broken into lots of smaller faces at different heights.

Those two roofs need different designs. On an original hip we can usually run long, tidy rows and the main question is how far round to the east and west to go. On a new two-storey roof the job is finding enough usable area once the box gutters, vents and upper walls are accounted for, and that is where high-output panels earn their place. Some originals also carry a small early system from the feed-in tariff days, and we will tell you plainly whether it is worth keeping.

We are not local. Glen Waverley is about 50 minutes up the road from our depot in Somerville, and we service it with the same crews and the same fixed quotes as the suburbs closer to home. The design starts with your bills and your plans for the gas, and it sits alongside the other electrical work we do in Glen Waverley.

Rows of solar panels across the main pitch of a tile roof in box hill, installer working on the array
A 14kW Aiko array going onto a terracotta roof in Box Hill, a few suburbs north.
What we install in Glen Waverley

Designed for the roof that is actually there

The same four parts on every job. How they are laid out depends on whether you are in an original or a rebuild.

01

Arrays for a single-storey hip

On an original Glen Waverley home we usually lay Jinko Tiger Neo or Aiko panels across the main north or west face and add a second face only if the numbers support it. Fewer faces means fewer strings, a simpler inverter set-up and an array that looks deliberate from the street.

  • Jinko and Aiko panels
  • Long rows on the main face
  • Layout shown before you sign
02

Arrays for a two-storey rebuild

Newer homes have less clear roof and more edges. We map each face, check the shade from the upper storey onto the lower roof, and use higher-wattage panels so the system still reaches a useful size without crowding every corner.

  • Higher-output panels
  • Upper-storey shade checked
  • Safe access planned
03

A battery that matches the evening

Sigenergy SigenStor, GoodWe, Tesla Powerwall or Sungrow, sized from your usage between late afternoon and bedtime. In most homes here it goes on a garage wall or a sheltered side wall, close to the switchboard, with bollards if a car parks beside it.

  • Sigenergy, GoodWe, Tesla, Sungrow
  • Sized from your bills
  • Backup circuits set up
04

Old system out, or kept

A small early array can sometimes stay on its own inverter while the new system runs beside it. Often it is simpler to take it off and start again with one hybrid inverter. We look at the age, brand and condition and give you both options on paper.

  • Existing system assessed
  • Single or three-phase confirmed
  • Network approval lodged
Products we install in Glen Waverley

The full range is on our products page.

Solar panels Glen WaverleySolar panels

Tier-one panels with 25-year performance warranties, laid out for the roof faces you have.

  • Jinko
  • Aiko
Solar inverters Glen WaverleySolar inverters

Hybrid and string inverters, chosen so a battery can join the system now or later.

Home battery Glen WaverleyBattery storage

Home batteries sized to the evening peak, with backup circuits set up for outages.

  • Sigenergy
  • GoodWe
  • Tesla Powerwall
  • Sungrow
  • SolarEdge
EV chargers Glen WaverleyEV chargers

Home chargers wired into the same system and set to charge from your solar first.

  • Sigenergy
  • GoodWe
  • Tesla Wall Connector
Jobs from the eastern suburbs

Three systems from Box Hill, Blackburn North and Oakleigh South

None of these are in Glen Waverley, but the houses are close cousins. Each one is written up in full with the specification.

All case studies

Blackburn North: 11kW solar, 41.6kWh battery

A double-storey home on three-phase supply, with a terracotta roof split across several planes. Twenty-four panels were spread over the tile, and five GoodWe battery modules were stacked on the north wall underneath the array.

  • 24 Jinko Tiger Neo III panels
  • GoodWe three-phase, 41.6kWh
  • Solar Victoria rebate handled
Read the case study

Oakleigh South: 26 panels, three modules

Twenty-six Jinko panels on a single-phase home, feeding a Sigenergy SigenStor inverter and three battery modules on the exterior brick wall. This one went ahead without the Solar Victoria rebate.

  • 26 x 510W Jinko panels
  • Three SigenStor modules
  • Single-phase supply
Read the case study
How a Glen Waverley install runs

Your bills first, the roof second

We are about 50 minutes away, so we plan the visit properly and come with what we need to quote on the day.

Powerband electrical installer connecting a solar battery system
  1. 01
    Send us a recent bill

    Twelve months of usage tells us more about the right battery size than anything else. We also ask what you still run on gas.

  2. 02
    Site visit at a booked time

    Roof faces, shade from the upper storey or next door, the switchboard, the meter and where a battery can legally sit.

  3. 03
    One written price

    A drawn panel layout, the inverter and battery models, any board work and the price after the discounts you qualify for.

  4. 04
    We lodge the paperwork

    Network connection, Solar Victoria where it applies, and the federal discounts on the panels and battery.

  5. 05
    Install and walk-through

    Our own crew fits the system, tests the backup circuits with you and sets up the app before leaving.

Rebates in Glen Waverley

Check eligibility before you count on it

Not every Glen Waverley household qualifies for every discount. We check yours against the rules before the quote is final.

01
Solar Victoria rebate and loan, if eligible

For eligible owner-occupiers, on the panels and inverter only, and subject to household income and property value tests. Plenty of homes here pass, some do not, and we tell you which before you sign. There has been no Solar Victoria battery rebate or loan since 2025.

02
Federal discount on the battery

Cheaper Home Batteries takes around 30 percent off an approved battery, with no income test, so it applies whether or not you qualify for the state rebate.

03
STCs on the panels

Small-scale technology certificates come off at the point of sale on every eligible system. If you are also thinking about the gas heater, the heating and cooling page for Glen Waverley covers that side.

Why Powerband in Glen Waverley

Worth the drive for a proper design

There are closer companies. Here is what we bring to a Glen Waverley roof.

01
Honest about the old system

If your early panels are still useful we say so. If they are holding the new system back, we show you why on paper.

02
Employees on every job

SAA accredited design and install, New Energy Tech Approved Seller, A-Grade licence REC 32300, and no subcontractors on your roof.

03
Sized for the gas going

We also install reverse cycle heating and heat pump hot water, so the array and battery are sized for the loads that are coming.

04
No surprises on the price

The quote covers the board work, the bollards and the approvals. What is on the page is what you pay.

Reviews

What solar and battery customers say

Live Google reviews. Look for the Sigenergy, GoodWe and Powerwall jobs.

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Brendan Jopling
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The whole experience of working with Powerband has been fantastic. From the get go they were helpful with the design, requirements and answering all the questions we had about the install. We couldn't be happier with choosing them for the job. Special thanks to Bailey and the team for getting the entire installation done in one day it was a huge job so for it to be done and to such a high standard is much appreciated Thanks everyone at Powerband for all you've done
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Ken Henderson
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We have just had a Braemer Dominator reverse cycle ducted system installed by the Powerband Electrical team to replace our gas-fired system. We were very happy with the whole process, from the sales/design discussions with Dayle to the installation by the team led by Julian and including Logan and Darren. Using the existing ducting had its challenges but the team overcame them well. Julian set up the AirTouch5 control system & zoning with us and with a sudden cold snap arriving it has proven simple to use to create a comfortable environment. In fact we are already finding it far more effective system than the considerably larger gas unit and a more uniform heat with less draughts. Thanks to the Powerband team. Ken in Glen Waverley
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Nessrin m
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Amazing service and work! Would definitely recommend Tim and his team 👍
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Carrick McLellan
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Petris and his electrical team did 2 inverter airconditioner installs as part of our whole solar system install. Great workers, good thinkers who could sort out a couple of small issues in short order and wonderful people to have around our house. Organised and professional. Highly recommend Powerband.
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Brad Adams
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Work was carried out very effectively and efficiently with the guys cleaning up after themselves. Very happy with the service and end product.
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Darren Morris
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Very happy with our solar and battery install. Everything was well explained before, during and after and completed on time. Would definetly recommend.
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Jarrod Bailey
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Had the Powerband team electrify out whole house. Updated the heating / cooling with split systems, replace gas cooktop & hot water and put solar on with a 30kw battery. No gas bill, solar is producing more energy than we consume. These days we barely even have the supply charge. As part of it, they put the package together of what we wanted and needed to future proof our house and showed us several options for paying for it, in the end we opted for a 5-year interest free loan. Looking at our numbers, most of the loan will be paid off from the savings from our gas and electricity savings. All the work and upgrades done and barely any out of pocket cost, nice.... The team were great - worked in with timing for the jobs when it worked for us. The boys on site were all great, friendly, polite and professional. Did the job well and packed up (and cleaned up) well. Happy to recommend Powerband to anyone wanting to electrify their house in a cost-effective way.
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Stephen Wratten
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Great local friendly Aussie company, very neat job, cleaned up after. Installed 15kw solar and 24kw Sigenergy, zero hassles.. 👍
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Liga Byron
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The installation guys were really good. Polite. And cleaned up when the job was done. I would highly recommend them. The price was also very good.
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Will Livesay
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Powerband Electrical are always great to work with. Reliable, professional, and easy to coordinate with on jobs. Their team communicates well and turns up when they say they will. Highly recommend.
FAQ

Glen Waverley solar questions

Questions about a Glen Waverley system? Call 0466 355 441 and talk to an electrician.

We are rebuilding in Glen Waverley. When should we talk to you about solar?

Before the roof goes on if you can. Knowing where the switchboard, the battery wall and the conduit runs will be saves rework later, and we can price the system to suit the plans.

Our original house has a small solar system from years ago. Keep it or replace it?

It depends on the inverter age and whether the panels are still producing. Sometimes it can stay alongside a new hybrid system, sometimes removing it gives a cleaner, larger array. We give you both options.

Will the second storey next door shade my roof?

On some lots, in winter, yes. We check the sun path at the site visit and leave any face that would lose too much to shade off the design.

Are we likely to qualify for the Solar Victoria rebate?

It depends on household income, property value and whether you live in the home. We check before quoting. The federal battery discount and STCs do not depend on income.

Do I need three-phase power for a large system?

Not necessarily. Many homes here are single phase and run a good-sized system. If you already have three phase, or are adding an EV charger, we design around it.

How big a battery do I need?

Enough to carry the house from late afternoon until morning on a typical day. Your bills tell us what that is, and we would rather fit the right size than the biggest one.

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